Category: beer events

Surly Anniversary Party at Groveland Tap.

By on February 24, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries, cask beer

(It was thankfully brought to our attention that the REAL final event is the March 2nd)

Well the March is almost here and that means Surly is officially 5 years old and we’ll have to wait another year to celebrate another Surly anniversary. But at least we’ll have their beer to get us through.

Stop by the Groveland Tap on Monday to celebrate at the brewery’s final anniversary party.

Surly 5th Birthday Stops at The Tap on Monday Feb. 28th!! We will be tapping a keg of Moes Bender at 5pm, a cask of Dry Hopped Bender at 6 pm, AHA Rally beer at 7 pm and Pentagram at 8 pm. There are limited amounts of all and very limited of the Rally beer and Pentagram, we will begin to sell tickets for those at 5pm with a limit of 1 per person.

Thursday Tasting at Heritage: Mad River

By on February 23, 2011in beer events, beer stores

Thursday, 5-7 at Heritage.

The roots of Mad River Brewing go back to the early days of the craft beer movement. Excursions to buy homebrewing supplies led Brewmaster Bob Smith to Ken Grossman’s Homebrew Shop in Chico, California. After Ken shared his plans to build a brewery in Chico to be called Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Bob became determined to found a similar brewery in Humboldt County. In the spring of 1989 Sierra Nevada, having outgrown its starting brewery and with a new larger plant under construction, offered to sell their original equipment to Smith. Fast forward to 2010, which saw Mad River win Small Brewery of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival, in addition to three medals. For our tasting this Thursday the 24th we’ll be pouring a bunch of brews from Mad River, including 2 from their Artisan Reserve series, The Mad Belgian and Serious Madness. Our Thursday tastings run from 5-7PM.

Surly Anniversary at Mac’s Industrial

By on February 23, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

The month is nearly over and so soon will be the parties celebrating Surly’s 5th Anniversary. Check out what’s going on this Sunday at Mac’s Industrial.

Tapping schedule:
5:00 – Moe’s Bender tapping
5:30 – tickets for pentagram & Rally beer go on sale
6:00 – firkin of oak-aged bender tapped, $2.50 pints
7:00 – rally beer tapped
8:00 – pentagram tapped
8:30 – Raffle!

Fire Chief Tapping at Rock Bottom

By on February 23, 2011in beer events, brewpubs

Drinking beer for the sake of drinking beer is good. Drinking beer for the sake of something larger is well…better.

Now in its 15th year, Fire Chief Ale has continued to gain popularity and is one of the company’s cornerstone promotions. Since its inception in 1997, it has raised over $1 million dollars for local fire departments and related charities. This is the largest charity event we do all year!

Casanova Beer Cave Festival

By on February 22, 2011in beer events, beer stores

If you’ve ever woken up on a Sunday morning and realized that your plans for the day would be enhanced if there was some beer in your fridge, then there’s a good chance you’ve visited one of the finest shops just across the border, Casanova Liquors.

Their 3rd Annual Beer Cave Festival has been scheduled for April 30th, but the event always sells out in advance so the date you really need to put on your calendar is Monday, March 7th. That’s when tickets go on sale, at the shop and via phone (with credit card), starting at 9:00 am.

Tickets: $30/$35 VIP
Festival: Saturday, April 30th 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Casanova Liquors
236 Coulee Rd, Hudson
715-386-2545